I added some finds to my reply above. And then was going through my old posts and realized I posted this a couple of months ago, with some of my jeans updates. https://youlookfab.com/welookf.....w-recently

Jeans and denim aren’t really part of my style.

I have 2 from H&M jeans, a high rise mums jeans and a black straight leg jeans which I wear 2/3 times a week. Plus the denim shirt which I tend to wear once a week.

I am sticking with H&M for now whilst I am working towards a healthy BMI and I know that those jeans will be loose within the year. It would be an expensive cpw if I'd buy better quality but more expensive pieces this year.

The challenge is that I don't know when I should replace them. I reached the point where belts are a must otherwise the start to slip down and can easily put 2/3 hands inside them. Should I wait a little bit longer or replace now?

Ahhh… with Barbara Diane. Own one pair, the white pair from late 2021.
3 other pairs from earlier became too large and were edited out. Sadly the lovely white ones are now also a bit large. As now partway through summer I would not try to replace if I feel they are too big. Jeans not really my thing.
Clearly they are your thing though Carla!

I'm not at all a blue jeans girl nowadays (have mostly whites and blacks, only ) -and just reading about what a hassle is to find the right one's (which I also experienced, of course) it keeps me away of even thinking to start intorducing them back in my wardrobe ever again:-((((. Not of help I know.